In 1958 a British institution was born with the release of the first in a long series of comedy films. ‘Carry On Cruising’ was the sixth in the series. It was the first to be filmed in colour and saw the return of many of the regular team, Sid James, Kenneth Connor and Kenneth Williams. Joan Sims was taken ill shortly before filming began and was replaced by Dilys Laye, making her Carry On debut, at four days’ notice. Hawtrey was dropped for demanding star billing and Lance Percival was given the role. It was the last in the series to feature Bruce Montgomery’s ‘carry on’ theme music, albeit a nautical variation of. After this film, Eric Rogers became the regular music writer for the series. It was the twelfth most popular film of 1962. No Super 8 release, surprisingly so, as it was colour.
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